Seyfarth Shaw LLP announced today that Gregory A. Markel has
joined the firm's Litigation department as a partner in
Seyfarth's New York office, which has grown by more than 100
attorneys over the past decade. Markel comes from Cadwalader,
Wickersham & Taft LLP in New York.

Markel's practice focuses on high-stakes litigation
regarding securities and antitrust issues, corporate governance,
mergers and acquisitions, and directors and officers defense. In
addition, he also handles high level internal investigations
involving complex financial issues and is often retained by
corporate boards of directors to handle serious internal matters.
Recognized as a "legend" by Lawdragon magazine,
Markel is one of only 50 lawyers in the United States to have been
named to the Lawdragon 500 in each of the last ten
years.

"Greg is a preeminent commercial litigator who has built a
national reputation for handling the most complex litigation
matters over the course of his career," said Kate Perrelli,
chair of Seyfarth's Litigation department. "As a
nationally known trial lawyer, Greg strengthens our New York
litigation group, and further bolsters our corporate and financial
services internal investigation and litigation capabilities
nationally."

Markel is a member of the Business Law, Litigation and Antitrust
sections of the American Bar Association; the Federal Bar Council;
the City Bar Committee on Securities Litigation; the Securities
Industry Association – Compliance & Legal Division; the
New York State Bar Association, Commercial Litigation Section, and
is a Fellow of the New York Bar Foundation. He currently sits on
the charitable boards of the Legal Aid Society, Junior Achievement
of New York, Historical Society for New York Courts and the New
York County Lawyers Association (NYCLA) where he also serves as
Chairman of its Center for Corporate Governance.

"Greg's focus in financial services, corporate
governance, securities and antitrust litigation will add bench
strength locally and nationally to our teams," said John
Napoli, co-managing partner of Seyfarth's New York office.

"Greg is the real deal with an exceptional reputation of
advising clients in the most serious litigation matters. He is an
important and strategic addition as we continue to grow our
Litigation practice in New York and across the firm," said
Lorie Almon, co-managing partner of Seyfarth's New York
office.

A frequent writer and speaker, Markel received his J.D. from
Yale Law School and earned a M.B.A. in Finance from the University
of Michigan. He received a B.A. from Columbia University.

Markel's arrival follows the recent addition of litigation
partners Jeremy Cohen, Tonya Esposito Oliver and Andrew Boutros.
Comprised of more than 170 lawyers in offices throughout the United
States, Seyfarth's litigation practice covers the full spectrum
of litigation services, including trials and appeals in federal and
state courts, in cases involving disputes over intellectual
property, real estate and construction, trade secrets and
restrictive covenants, creditors' rights and bankruptcy,
product liability and other torts, insurance, D&O securities,
government contracts, antitrust and trade regulation and other
types of complex business litigation.

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